land rights

Alternative dispute resolution reduced the number of prolonged and unresolved disputes, and meant that disputes were less likely to turn violent

Weak land rights among farmers reduces agricultural productivity and output, hitting skilled farmers hardest

Experimental results find that formalisation of customary landholdings and land rights reduced tree cover loss in rural areas of Benin

Land reforms, whilst well-intended, misallocate land and labour across farms, thereby reducing average farm size and agricultural productivity

Evidence from Ghana shows that policy reforms on land titling and land rights have implications beyond their impact on agricultural productivity

Slum tenants face higher rents and lower investments when their landlord and chief share ethnicity, while gaining when their chief is a co-ethnic